No matter what job you have, you can find a higher ed career you love.

Higher education leaders will tell you some version of this statement:

“The reason our college/team/department is successful is that we have amazing faculty/team members/leaders. They bring so much talent to their work, they care about what we’re doing, and they pull off amazing things every day. They’re talented in ways that I am not.”

We know that great work is done by great people. And higher ed has so many of them.

• Leaders who excel at project management and guide our institutions through the re-accreditation process, complete with their timelines, project plans, and role responsibilities.
• Grant managers who manage multi-million dollar budgets and provide support to Project Directors so we can achieve amazing things to support student success.
• Marketing teams who create a strong brand that helps connect students with the exciting learning experiences at our institutions.
• Professors who create engaging learning opportunities in class (either online or on campus), so students look forward to the transformational learning experience they will have in class.
• Academic leaders who remind us that, despite the challenges we experience in teaching, the work we are doing in the academy transforms lives and communities – and it matters.
• Executive assistants who manage academic operations, so faculty, staff, and students can thrive.
• Professors who are acknowledged by their students for caring so much about their success, providing specific and helpful feedback on the writing, and connecting students with campus resources to support their learning.
• Art faculty who design opportunities for students to create art, one of the enduring examples of human brilliance and creativity over the course of history.

No matter what career you have, you can find a job in higher ed.

We have teachers and academic leaders, of course, but also accountants, chefs, residence hall directors, psychologists, and athletic directors.  

We have land developers, social media managers, electricians, recruiters (for students, staff, and faculty), and police/security officers.

We have athletic trainers and scouts, financial aid advisors, librarians, and videographers. We have theatre directors and artists, musicians and event planners.

We have enterprise systems managers, instructional designers, and tech support.

We have government relations personnel, grant managers, and student activities staff.

And many universities have hospitals, with doctors, lab techs, nurses, imaging techs, sanitation staff, nutritionists, pharmacists and more.

If you love your career, but want to use your talents to make a difference, you might find a home in higher ed!